迎える, 邀える, むかえる
Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to go out to meet
2. to receive, to welcome, to greet, to salute, to hail, to reach, to approach, to enter (a phase, era, etc.)
3. to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family)
4. to call for, to summon, to invite
5. to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)
よいお年をお迎えください。
にあたって, に当たって
Expression, See に当たり, Usually in kana
on the occasion of, at the time of
研究部長はその部門が新製品のテストをするにあたって、徹底的な仕事をさせた。